Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The minimum wage for University of California employees and contract workers will increase to $15 an hour by fall 2017, UC President Janet Napolitano said Wednesday in announcing ...

FRESNO (KMJ) — A woman who allegedly used a false name and credit card to rent a car essentially drove herself to prison while visiting her boyfriend who was already behind bars.Cynthia Abate ha...

The Santa Barbara City Council has unanimously voted to spend $55 million to reactivate the city’s desalination plant and tap the ocean to turn salty seawater to fresh water amid an historic dro...

From Coarsegold – a missing dog might have broken a record for the dog paddle after swimming for hours to stay afloat.Carolyn Hoover says her 11-year-old chocolate Laborador Retriever Sydney dis...

Several lawmakers are taking steps to stop drones from interfering in battling California wild fires. SB 167 would increase fines and make jail time possible for drone use that interferes with firefig...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House will take up a bill this week blocking funding for so-called “sanctuary cities” that resist turning over immigrants to federal authorities. The move follows the...

MODESTO, Calif. (AP) - A man suspected in the homicides of five people - including his mother and baby daughter - had also been linked to the death last year of a toddler, police said. Martin “M...

The City of Fresno’s Office of Independent Review released it’s second quarter report today, analyzing hiring and promotional practices within the police department in light of the Keith F...

Keep up the good work!That’s the news from the City of Fresno about the Stage 2 watering restrictions.The number of Fresno customers who are watering every day has dropped.“It looks like a...

On Tuesday, June 9, 2015 The Fresno Police Department responded to the Wal-Mart at Herndon and Ingram for a report of a robbery. During the robbery, the Loss Prevention Officers reported they were att...